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Bringing Better STEM Education to the Rural South

ED Surge

In response, Schneider and researchers from Michigan State and the University of Helsinki in Finland developed a curriculum called Crafting Engagement for Science Environments and published a related book. By partnering with HBCUs, the hope is that the curriculum will be more culturally responsive to the needs of students in the rural South.

Education 132
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New Micro-credentials for Summer Professional Learning

Digital Promise

Educators can demonstrate their skills in cultivating creativity, design-thinking practices, and assessment in their classroom environment and culture. The Design Thinking Process.

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How do you teach antiracism to the youngest students?

The Hechinger Report

Colleges are holding professional development online events for educators on how to reimagine education with racial justice in mind. When kids come to school, we have the opportunity to create a culture of school that may be different than their home culture, and really be able to expand their racial beings as antiracists.”

Teaching 145
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OPINION: Is this the way to transform struggling rural schools?

The Hechinger Report

A member of the nonprofit New Tech Network , the school showed me a different approach in classrooms, whereby teachers connected students with their learning in profound new ways. At the heart of the approach: project-based learning for all academic subjects.

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Investing in leadership capacity: The amazing, wonderful District 59

Dangerously Irrelevant

Day 3: Problem- and Inquiry-Based Learning – Review of last session’s evaluations and our rules of play – Crowdsourcing – Understanding how Wikipedia really works – Crowdsourcing ideas for students and teachers – Essential elements of project-based learning – PBL v.

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Tales from the Road: Highlights from a Tour of Districts in the League of Innovative Schools

Digital Promise

They are also developing interdisciplinary open-educational resources to support this unique program, as well as ensure the course material is culturally and socially relevant to the students. Both early career teachers and veteran teachers alike have found this collaboration to be extremely valuable for their professional development.

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OPINION: Don’t count teachers out of school redesign

The Hechinger Report

Our new learning design and schedule allow us to differentiate and accelerate instruction, offer new learning opportunities in both STEM subjects and the humanities, and increase the amount of time available for teacher planning and professional development. STEM subjects also figured prominently in the plan.